Kootenay Ice

Kootenay Ice
CityCranbrook, British Columbia
LeagueWestern Hockey League
Founded1996
Home arenaWestern Financial Place
ColoursLight blue, black, white, brown
       
Websitewww.kootenayice.net
Franchise history
1996–1998Edmonton Ice
1998–2019Kootenay Ice
2019–2023Winnipeg Ice
2023–presentWenatchee Wild
Championships
Regular season titles1 (2004–05)
Playoff championshipsMemorial Cup: 1 2002
President's Cup: 3
2000, 2002, 2011

The Kootenay Ice (officially stylized as ICE) were a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, competing in the Western Hockey League (WHL) and playing its home games at Western Financial Place. The franchise, which began as the Edmonton Ice before moving to Cranbrook in 1998, was owned by Ed Chynoweth from 1995 until it was sold to Winnipeg-based company 50 Below Sports and Entertainment in 2017. The team won three WHL championships and one Memorial Cup title as Canadian junior champions. Despite the club's on-ice success, the Ice moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2019, where they were known as the Winnipeg Ice.